# Incident 19780915018871I: Piper PA24250, New Bern, NC, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978, 19:55 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Airport: Pepsi International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6376P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6376P-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 42 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915018871I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING AIRCRAFT N6376P STRUCK AIRCRAFT N5561C WHICH WAS TAXIING ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT OF 76P RESTRICTED FOR NIGHT.

## Other reports on N6376P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910530018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910530018499A), May 30, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N6376P), Longboat Key, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to follow ATC advisorys said dg not working crashed in gulf owner had not authorized use of aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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